The Technology, Colleges and Community Worldwide Online Conference (TCC Online Conference) is a virtual, professional development event held online annually. This event enables faculty, staff, students and administrators in higher education worldwide to share their expertise, network and engage in discussions about innovations and practices related to the use of technology for teaching and learning.
TCC runs on a real-time schedule, with starting and ending dates and times. It includes live plenary, concurrent, and discussion sessions that begin and end at set times throughout the day. The conference theme focuses on current trends and issues related to innovational use of technology for learning and teaching.
To participate, use a computer or mobile device with a web browser to access online sessions from the comfort of your home, office, or wherever a broadband (wi-fi) connection is available. Live sessions are held in ZOOM. Participants receive daily email updates of special features and plenary sessions.
For further information, contact the conference coordinators:
- Bert Kimura <bert@hawaii.edu>
- Curtis Ho <curtis@hawaii.edu>
- Kitty Hino <hinok@hawaii.edu>
Refereed papers from TCC 2006-2021 are available on the University of Hawai’i ScholarSpace, a repository for intellectual works and unique collections of the university's academic community.
For additional information about TCC, see:
- Hoffman, D.L., Paek, S., Ho, C.P. & Kimura, B. Y. (2021). Online-only international conferences: Strategies for maintaining community. TechTrends, 65(4), 418–420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-021-00614-8
- Castro, L. F. (2016). Examining social presence in a professional online conference (Doctoral dissertation). https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/51587/2016-12-phd-castro.pdf
- Kimura, B. Y. & Ho, C. P. (2016). The TCC Worldwide Online Conference: Twenty years of affordable, timely professional development. International Journal for Educational Media and Technology. 10(1), 18-25. https://jaems.jp/contents/icomej/vol10/3_kimura.pdf
- Ho, C. P., Kimura, B. & Boulay, R. (2011). Retrospective analysis of a virtual worldwide conference for eLearning. International Journal for Educational Media and Technology 2011, 5(1), 107-117. http://jaems.jp/contents/icomej/vol5/IJEMT5.107-117.pdf
- Kimura, B. Y. & Ho, C. P. (2008). Online conferences and workshops: Affordable & ubiquitous learning, Opportunities for faculty development. Proceedings of the Distance Learning and the Internet Conference 2008. http://www.waseda.jp/DLI2008/program/proceedings/pdf/session3-1.pdf
- Kimura, B. Y. (2003). The TCC Online Conference : Faculty Sharing Information About eLearning Globally. Japan Society of Educational Information, 19, 60-62. http://dl.ndl.go.jp/view/download/digidepo_10405792_po_ART0001258793.pdf?contentNo=1&alternativeNo=
Accessibility Information for this website is available in alternate formats. For disability accommodations, advance notice is requested. Contact Bert Kimura <bert@hawaii.edu> ten (10) days prior to the conference start date.
TCC Hawaii, LearningTimes, & the Learning Design and Technology Department (LTEC), University of Hawaii College of Education, collaborate to produce this event. Volunteer faculty and staff worldwide provide additional support.
TCCHawaii.org is a U.S. approved IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit, educational charity founded in 2010 and incorporated in the State of Hawaii. The organization sponsors and produces professional development opportunities for faculty, staff and students in higher education worldwide, such as the annual Teaching, Colleges, and Community (TCC) Worldwide Online Conference, and TCCfx, a half-day mini-conference organized by and for graduate students.
Contact Kitty Hino <hinok@hawaii.edu> if you wish to make a U.S. tax deductible contribution.